Inclusive Calm Sensory Spaces

Garden, Ange (Principal Investigator / Project Lead (PI/PL))
Gillies-Wilkes, Julia (Co-Principal Investigator / Project Co-Lead (CoPI/PcL))
Robinson, Libby (Doctoral Student (DS))

Department of Psychology and Counselling

Liverpool John Moores University

Key findings

Project ongoing. Initial work has established the feasibility of inclusive sensory spaces within higher education, with evaluation of their impact on wellbeing, engagement and student experience for neurodivergent students underway.

Short title	Sensory Spaces
Status	Active
Effective start/end date	1/09/23 → …

Collaborative partners

Birmingham City University (lead)
Liverpool John Moores University (Project partner)

Keywords

inclusive environment
Inclusive education
Sensory spaces
neurodiversity
Belonging
Higher education
Inclusive practice
Student engagement
Psychological wellbeing

1 Other

Chair, School Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Garden, A. (Participant)
Jan 2026 → …
Activity: Other activity types › Other

Improving inclusion and wellbeing for neurodivergent students through co-designed sensory spaces
Garden, A. (Researcher) & Robinson, L. (Researcher)
Impact: Quality of Life